en Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)

Ministry of Justice
法務部; Fǎwùbù (Mandarin); Fap-vu Phu (Hakka)
	Seal of the Ministry of Justice; (法務部印)
Agency overview
Formed	1895 (Japanese colonial era); 25 October 1945; 79 years ago
Preceding agency	Ministry of Judicial Administration;
Jurisdiction	Taiwan
Headquarters	Zhongzheng, Taipei
Minister responsible	Tsai Ching-hsiang;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Chen Ming-tang; Tsai Pi-yu; Huang Mou-hsin;
Agency executive	Miao Zhuoran, Director-Secretary;
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Child agency	Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau;
Website	www.moj.gov.tw

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ; Chinese: 法務部; pinyin: Fǎwùbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-bū-pō͘) is a ministerial level body of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various regulatory and prosecutorial functions.

History

Taiwan's first justice ministry was created as part of the Government-General of Taiwan when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.^[1]

The Republic of China's Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 in mainland China. After several name changes, the Ministry of Judicial Administration began its administration in Taiwan in 1945, before the central government was shifted to Taipei in 1949 after the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again to the Ministry of Justice.^[2]^[3]

Organizational structure

The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:

Departments

Department of Legal System
Department of Legal Affairs
Department of Prosecutorial Affairs
Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs
Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
Department of Government Employee Ethics^[4]
Department of Personnel
Department of Accounting
Department of Statistics
Department of Information Management
Secretariat

Affiliated agencies

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Investigation Bureau
Administrative Enforcement Agency
Agency Against Corruption
Agency of Corrections^[6]
Prosecutors Office
Academy for the Judiciary
Institute of Forensic Medicine

Functions

Legal Affairs
Procuratorial Administration
Correctional Operations
Judicial Protection
Operations on Government Employee Ethics
Information Management
Investigation Work
Cultivation of Personnel^[7]

List of ministers

Political parties: Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown

No.	Name	Term of office		Days	Party	Cabinet
Minister of Judicial Administration
1	Xie Guansheng (謝冠生)	1944	December 1948		Kuomintang	Weng Wenhao Sun Fo
2	Mei Ju-ao (梅汝璈)	did not take office
3	Zhang Zhiben (張知本)	4 April 1949	December 1949		Kuomintang	He Yingqin Yan Xishan
4	Lin Bin (林彬)	16 March 1950	1 June 1954	1538	Kuomintang	Chen Cheng I
5	Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔)	1 June 1954	1 June 1960	2192	Kuomintang	Yu Hung-chun Chen Cheng II
6	Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻)	1 June 1960	6 December 1967	2744	Kuomintang	Chen Cheng II Yen Chia-kan
7	Zha Liangjian (查良鑑)	6 December 1967	10 July 1970	947	Kuomintang	Yen Chia-kan
8	Wang Renyuan (王任遠)	10 July 1970	11 June 1976	2163	Kuomintang	Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo
9	Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵)	11 June 1976	30 May 1978	718	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo
Minister of Justice (since 1 July 1980)
10	Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇)	30 May 1978	1 June 1984	2194	Kuomintang	Sun Yun-suan
11	Shih Chi-yang (施啟揚)	1 June 1984	23 July 1988	1513	Kuomintang	Yu Kuo-hua
12	Hsiao Teng-tzang (蕭天讚)	23 July 1988	7 October 1989	441	Kuomintang	Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan
—	Lu Yu-wen (呂有文)	7 October 1989	27 November 1989	51	Kuomintang	Lee Huan
13	Lu Yu-wen (呂有文)	27 November 1989	27 February 1993	1188	Kuomintang	Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun
14	Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九)	27 February 1993	10 June 1996	1199	Kuomintang	Lien Chan
15	Liao Cheng-hao (廖正豪)	10 June 1996	14 July 1998	764	Kuomintang	Lien Chan Vincent Siew
16	Cheng Chung-mo (城仲模)	14 July 1998	1 February 1999	202	Kuomintang	Vincent Siew
17	Yeh Chin-fong (葉金鳳)^{[note 2]}	1 February 1999	20 May 2000	474	Kuomintang	Vincent Siew
18	Chen Ding-nan (陳定南)	20 May 2000	1 February 2005	1718	Democratic Progressive Party	Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I Yu Shyi-kun
19	Shih Mau-lin (施茂林)	1 February 2005	20 May 2008	1204	Independent	Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang I Chang Chun-hsiung II
20	Wang Ching-feng (王清峰)	20 May 2008	12 March 2010	661	Independent	Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih
—	Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘)	12 March 2010	22 March 2010	10		Wu Den-yih
21	Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫)	22 March 2010	6 September 2013	1264		Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah
—	Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂)	6 September 2013	30 September 2013	24		Jiang Yi-huah
22	Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪)	30 September 2013	20 May 2016	963	Kuomintang	Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng
23	Chiu Tai-san (邱太三)	20 May 2016	16 July 2018	787	Democratic Progressive Party	Lin Chuan William Lai
24	Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥)	16 July 2018	20 May 2024	2135		William Lai Su Tseng-chang II Chen Chien-jen
25	Cheng Ming-chien (鄭銘謙)	20 May 2024	Incumbent	249		Cho Jung-tai

Access

The MOJ building is within walking distance just north of the Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.^[8]

Notes

^ Originally established on 1 January 1912 in mainland China
^ First female Minister of Justice.

References

^ Chen, Chih-hsiung. "高野孟矩：司法獨立奮鬥史之第一人". National Chiao Tung University (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
^ "History (including voice)". Ministry of Justice. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ "部史" (in Chinese). Ministry of Justice. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ "Organization and Functions-Organization and Functions-Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
^ "Business Affairs-Business Affairs-Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
^ "Ministry of Justice, Section 1, Chóngqìng South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

External links

Official website

[1] Originally established on 1 January 1912 in mainland China

[9] First female Minister of Justice.

[2] Chen, Chih-hsiung. "高野孟矩：司法獨立奮鬥史之第一人". National Chiao Tung University (in Chinese (Taiwan)).

[3] "History (including voice)". Ministry of Justice. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[4] "部史" (in Chinese). Ministry of Justice. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[5] "Organization and Functions-Organization and Functions-Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-11-15.

[8] "Business Affairs-Business Affairs-Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.

[10] "Ministry of Justice, Section 1, Chóngqìng South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

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